Dennis Hoey is the Portland Press Herald’s night reporter, covering any and all news that breaks in the late afternoon and evening hours. He has been chasing stories after normal business hours in Portland since 2008. Before that he worked in the Press Herald’s Brunswick Bureau where he spent several years covering news in several midcoast towns from Rockland and Wiscasset to Bath and Brunswick. He also covered Bath Iron Works, the Brunswick Naval Air Station, Bowdoin College, and the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant during his years in Brunswick. When he’s not hunting down criminals, politicians or law enforcement officials, Dennis enjoys spending time riding his bicycle, hiking, and cross country skiing.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2019
Maine eyes expanding gypsy-moth quarantine statewide
The move would ease shipments of forest products within state borders, while still protecting other states that are largely free of the pests.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2019
Department of Transportation asking Mainers to select their favorite bridge
In the spirit of the NCAA tournament, the agency is hosting ‘Bridge Bracket Madness’ in which people will get to vote on the span of their choice from a field of 16 sweet bridges.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2019
Police charge Old Orchard Beach man with murder in roommate’s killing
Police say Dustan Bentley killed William Popplewell, a man he met while staying at Portland’s Oxford Street Shelter.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2019
Police arrest pair in connection with armed robbery in Standish
Anthony Edward Alfiero and Renee Elaine Alfiero were being held at Cumberland County Jail.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2019
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard could lose $200 million to build border wall
The Kittery shipyard is among the military installations around the nation that could have money reallocated to build the wall President Trump says is necessary for the nation’s security.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2019
Medical examiner says Portland woman died of strangulation
Police identify the victim as Patricia Grassi, 59, who was found at her home on Cumberland Avenue.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2019
Falmouth holds forum after feeling effects of opioid crisis
A panel discusses ways to increase public understanding and develop strategies for dealing with the epidemic.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2019
Flag carried into Civil War battles by Maine regiment comes home
Torn and tattered by 19th-century action in Louisiana and Texas, the flag has been donated to the Maine Military Museum in South Portland.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2019
Car crashes through fence near runway at Portland International Jetport
The accident Sunday night did not cause any flight cancellations or delays, and there was no security risk, an airport spokesman says.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2019
Westbrook native shot, killed in Arkansas while trying to stop armed robbery
Shawn Mckeough Jr., 23, a graduate of Westbrook High School, was serving in the Air Force in Little Rock, police say.
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